British and Scottish Coins and Countermarked Tokens from the Collection of the late Arthur Chesser

Scotland, LANARKSHIRE, Glasgow, Thistle Bank, a MEXICO, Charles IIII, 8 Réales, 1793fm, Mexico City, obv. countermarked thistle bank · around 4/9, 26.72g/12h (Manville 45, and p.92, this coin listed; KM. CC50). Coin fine, countermark about very fine, toned £700-900

Provenance: T. Bliss Collection, Part II, Sotheby Auction, 15-19 May 1916, lot 807; H.D. Gibbs Collection, Hans Schulman Auction (New York), 19 November 1960, lot 321; bt L. Sverdloff